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05-19-2009, 05:12 PM
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Do most skimmers have to be run in the sump? When I set up my basement sump in the future, I was planning on keeping the skimmer external. Any major concerns about doing this? Sorry, don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'll be building a sump with a used tank(s) as well, so tagging along. Also with regard to the skimmer, I'd like to feed it strictly from existing plumbing (no extra pump), it will be a simple air stone, counter current DIY job. Keeping it external & in the basement, I should be able to make it six feet tall if I want, no?
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05-19-2009, 05:42 PM
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Skimmers don't have to be run in sump. I've run external skimmers before, but for me, it's just peace of mind if I have skimmer failure, that it'd be either in the sump or over the sump. Anybody have some pictures of baffle designs that have worked really well for them that they can post? Thanks.
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05-19-2009, 06:03 PM
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I have fairly high flow through my sump and run a fairly large skimmer (MR3), and without baffles, microbubbles would definitely be a problem. My skimmer is external but over the sump, so it doesn't take any room up yet there is no fear of a flood. My sump is 70g tank with a return section (13g), refugium (20g) and drain section (20g). The drain section and refugium have live rock in them.
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05-19-2009, 06:19 PM
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Dez, check out Melev's reef...he's got loads of different sump designs. I'm sure you'll be able to find one that suits your needs.
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